My God. It’s full of stars! The man who was the father of a thousand dreams, has died in his beloved, adopted Sri Lanka. Arthur C. Clarke was 90. The Clarke Belt. Childhood’s End. 2001: A Space Odyssey. Too many … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2008
St. Patrick’s Day 2008
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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day, however you may or may not observe it. (Probably not…) As far as I can tell, the Irish branch of my family (Boyle, through my paternal grandfather) were ‘orange’ Irish, not ‘green’, thus it never was … Continue reading
links for 2008-03-16
The Best Tools for Visualization – ReadWriteWeb Visualization and mapping tools for a spectrum of interests. [via Garret] (tags: visualization tools via:garret mapping tagging design)
Admiral Fallon, “The Man Between War and Peace,” Retires Early
A recent Esquire piece on Admiral William J. Fallon, entitled “The Man Between War and Peace,” laid out differences in views on Iran and other issues between Fallon and the Bush administration and suggested that if Fallon is fired, it … Continue reading
links for 2008-03-12
Marvin Minsky essays – What makes Mathematics hard to learn? This is great, especially since my son is doing multiplication now. (tags: brain education kids learning teaching mathematics minsky)
links for 2008-03-11
The New Cartographers — In These Times Maps, maps everywhere. [via Geospatial] (tags: maps geography cartography GIS visualization GPS spatial googlemaps via:geospatial) How To: Inoculate Kids Against Advertising “The theory was that if they could recognize the tactics companies used … Continue reading
OK, Now That We All Sprang Forward, When Do We Return to Standard Time?
We (the United States) go back to Standard Time on November 1, 2008, the first Sunday in November. Daylight Saving Time – When do we change our clocks? Beginning in 2007, most of the United States begins Daylight Saving Time … Continue reading
links for 2008-03-08
Save the Huntridge – Huntridge Las Vegas Theater Local historic building built in 1944 may be razed. This site is the beginning of another effort towards “Preserving the Las Vegas Huntridge Theater for generations to come.” (tags: vegas historic architecture … Continue reading
Tomorrow I’m Going to Be a Judge at the 2008 Science and Engineering Fair
This will be fun. I’m one of the judges in the 9-12 division. I have always loved science fairs… The K-12 science fair will be held March 6-8 in UNLV’s new student union ballroom. Project drop-off for K-8 will be … Continue reading
Back to Daylight Savings Time on March 9, 2008
The switch back to Daylight Saving Time is coming up for those of us in the United States. Daylight Saving Time – When do we change our clocks? Beginning in 2007, most of the United States begins Daylight Saving Time … Continue reading
